Passage

The king remembered in the lament

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

¹²Yet God is my King of old, working salvation throughout the earth.

Psalms 74:12World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The psalmist calls God his king from ancient times and recalls his saving work.

Just before this, he asks why God’s hand is drawn back. He then recalls God dividing the sea and breaking the heads of sea monsters in the waters.

What past action at the sea does the psalmist recall?